Pauline Kimm '49

Pauline Kimm (1926-2001) graduated as a Chemistry major from Wellesley, and got her Masters degree and Ph.D from the University of Michigan (1950-1955). She then went on to become a Senior Research Associate in the department of Pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine. Kimm has 25 published research papers to her credit.

What makes your life worth living?

To do research, to educate the children, and to grow old together with my husband.

What was the most important part of your Wellesley experience?

The most important part of my Wellesley experience was to be there, to receive and to know the best of American education available.

Wellesley helped most to pursue knowledge for its own sake.

Memories: 

The lake, chapel and friends. 

Looking ahead:

Hope to work and retire in Korea when the children do not need our presence here any more.

What do you consider to be your greatest achievements?

I feel I have two special achievements:

(1) worked happily in my field of Synthetic Organic Chemistry and contributed somewhat to basic research (listing in American Men and Women of Science and others)

(2) glad my family and especially children turned out o.k.